David Lassman / The Post-StandardFire heavily damaged a home at 865 County Route 7 in Hannibal this morning.

Hannibal, NY -- A man in his late 80s was taken to Oswego Hospital after he suffered smoke inhalation while he attempted to put out a fire in his Hannibal home, the Hannibal fire chief said this morning.

Firefighters were called at 5:30 a.m. to the home at 865 County Route 7 in Hannibal. Homeowner Adam Hartman tried to put out the fire before firefighters arrived, Hannibal Fire Chief John Gombas said. Hartman, who voting records state is 89, stayed on the fire scene for a couple of hours before he was convinced to go to the hospital, Gombas said.

Hartman was alone in the house when the fire broke out, Gombas said. The fire began with an overheated stove pipe from a wood stove, Gombas said.

The house is "pretty much a total loss," Gombas said,

Firefighters from two counties responded to what was first reported at 5:39 a.m. as a chimney fire.

Besides the Hannibal Fire Department, Granby and Oswego Town fire departments provided pumpers and extra manpower while Granby, Fair Haven, Ira and Cody provided tanker trucks to bring water to the scene of the fire, Gombas said.